executioner wrote:Yeah he has been fired according to what I'm hearing; Hakim is a really good drummer, but not sure if this is his cup of tea. My understanding is Hakim will be doing the summer tour and then the band will go from there. I know they are discussing making another album possibility this fall, but this incident would not stop that from happening. I would really like to see Steve Smith come back around but I think he has moved on.

Steve Smith said some time ago that he has no interest in Journey without Steve Perry.

brent wrote:And they are singing mostly Perry songs. If the band was not called Journey, and only performed the new material, they would not be selling shows of any kind. They are a parody of themselves.

I've heard some people refer to modern Journey as the world greatest's tribute band.